I just wanted to add another comment in response to the great info you gave me, mab (didn't have time to, earlier). I'd love to mount the pumila, but unfortunately I grow in a low-humidity environment nearly half the year. Even in the humidity of summer my plants dry out too quickly for a mount to be feasible. (I'm a bit of a lazy waterer).
Thanks to your tips, I will definitely keep my pumila on the shady side. I had a Cattleya luteola for a few years that did well on the side of my porch that gets only early morning sun--I will start the pumila in that location and see how it does.
I grow all my small Catts in pure sphagnum in unglazed clay pots...it's good to know that you have had success with both sincorana and pumila in this medium. Perhaps the moss/porous clay combo helps to keep the roots cool? Either way, I'm sure if it works for you in your Texas heat it ought to work well for me up here in Maryland (though our Eastern Shore summers are no slouch in the blazing heat department, either!)
Thanks again,
Claire
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